by Compendium News Staff | Jul 6, 2017 | Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Registration for the 2017 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Training Program (NTP) workshops is now open. The locations and dates for the workshops are listed below. There is NO FEE to attend. PHILADELPHIA, PA: August 1–2, 2017 ARLINGTON,...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 6, 2017 | Children's Services, Resources of Interest
Learn about the Wonder League Robotics Competition and how kids in your community can participate for free (coaching guide provided).
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 6, 2017 | Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Professional Development
The Internet Archive is accepting applications from public librarians for a funded program of continuing education, training, and services in the field of web archiving. Deadline to apply is 5:00 p.m. PDT on Friday, August 25. Learn more.
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 5, 2017 | Professional Development, Resources of Interest
This is part of a series of Session Notes from grantees who have received Professional Development grants from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries. Each grantee will share their professional development experience and include tips and other resources from the...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 5, 2017 | PA Forward
Brandi Hunter-Davenport, PA Forward Project Manager PA Library Association, In a day and age when people are not readily accepted for their differences but ridiculed or shunned for them, it is important now more than ever to continue to have safe, inclusive...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 4, 2017 | Academic Libraries, Professional Development, Resources of Interest
Find professional development opportunities in July by topic or date at WebJunction! Also check out upcoming WebJunction webinars and WebJunction’s course catalog. All WebJunction courses and webinars are FREE and count towards CE requirements. Pennsylvania library...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 1, 2017 | Academic Libraries, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Health Focus, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries
The National Library of Medicine’s recent post explains how individuals and organizations can obtain FREE information, training and resources, in order to effectively respond to an opioid-associated overdose emergency, by visiting Get Naloxone Now. Read...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 30, 2017 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News
The Lancaster Public Library has received a $14,000 National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant. Read about it at Lancaster Online.
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 30, 2017 | Academic Libraries, PA Digital Collections, Resources of Interest
PA Digital has just completed their June 2017 harvest. To date, they have 214,623 records representing 38 institutions, three intermediate providers [aggregators], and 246 collections! You can see all of PA Digital’s records in the DPLA by searching or...
by Compendium News Staff | Jun 29, 2017 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest
American Library Association (ALA) and Google will offer libraries an opportunity to apply for Phase III of the Libraries Ready to Code initiative. The application period starts in mid-July. A cohort of 25-50 school and public libraries will each receive resources...